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Abkhājiyā (Political Subdivision) Kannada, Nepali, Telugu
Kanarese, Nepali, and Telugu form of Abkhazia.

Abkhāsiya (Political Subdivision) Malayalam
Malayalam form of Abkhazia.

Afgānisthānŭ (Country) Malayalam
Malayalam form of Afghanistan.

Airopa (Region) Telugu
Telugu form of Europa (see Europe).

Airoppa (Region) Tamil
Tamil form of Europa (see Europe).

Albeniya (Country) Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Form of Albania used in numerous languages.

Andarttikka (Region) Malayalam
Malayalam form of Antarctica.

An Mo Kiyo (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Ang Mo Kio.

Antattikka (Region) Tamil
Tamil form of Antarctica.

Aphghānistāna (Country) Kannada
Kannada form of Afghanistan.

Aphrika (Region) Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Telugu
Form of Africa used in multiple languages.

Aputapi (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Abu Dhabi.

Arakalagudu (Settlement) Kannada
Kannada form of Arkalgud.

Arjentina (Country) Bengali, Hindi, Judeo-Spanish, Kannada, Malagasy, Marathi, Odia, Telugu
Form of Argentina used in various languages.

Asam (Political Subdivision) Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Urdu
Form of Assam used in numerous languages.

Asmara (Settlement) English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Armenian, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Bosnian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Kyrgyz, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Turkish
From Tigrinya ኣርባዕተ ኣስመራ (arbate asmera) meaning "the four (women) made them unite," referring to Tigrinya oral tradition in which four women convinced their clans to unite and defeat a common enemy... [more]

Bengalūru (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Kannada
Bengalūru is the name of the capital city of Karnataka.

Bengaluru (Settlement) Kannada, English, Malayalam
Kannada and Malayalam form of Bangalore, as well as the city's official English name.

Bengaluru (Settlement) Kannada, English, Bengali, Malayalam
Kannada, Bengali and Malayalam form of Bangalore, as well as the city's official English name.

Benguluru (Settlement) Telugu
Telugu form of Bangalore.

Bhuttan (Country) Malayalam
Malayalam form of Bhutan.

Caina (Country) Malayalam
Malayalam form of China

Chaina (Country) Malayalam
Malayalam form of China.

Chennai (Settlement) Indian, Tamil, English
Most likely from the name of 17th-century Telugu monarch Damarla Chennapa Nayaka (or Chennappa Naicker). This is the name of the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which was officially called Madras until 1996.

Dehali (Settlement) Kannada
Kannada form of Delhi.

Dhakka (Settlement) Malayalam
Malayalam form of Dhaka.

Dhilli (Settlement) Telugu
Telugu form of Delhi.

Eḍinbarā (Settlement) Hindi, Telugu, Punjabi
Hindi, Telegu, and Punjabi form of Edinburgh.

Eshya (Region) Malayalam
Malayalam form of Asia.

Eṭiṉparō (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Edinburgh.

Haidarabadu (Settlement) Telugu
Telugu form of Hyderabad.

Hanoy (Settlement) Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bulgarian, Tajik, Tamil
Form of Hanoi used in various languages as well as a Armenian, Bulgarian, and Tajik alternate transcription.

Himalayam (Mountain) Malayalam
Malayalam form of Himalaya.

Ijipt (Country) Gujarati, Kannada, Nepali, Telugu
Gujarati, Kannada, Nepali and Telugu form of Egypt.

Imayamalai (Mountain) Tamil
Tamil form of Himalaya.

Indoneshiya (Country) Bengali, Dhivehi, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Sanskrit, Telugu
Form of Indonesia.

Inglend (Country) Gujarati, Kannada
Gujarati and Kannada form of England.

Inthoneshya (Country) Malayalam
Malayalam form of Indonesia.

Ippo (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Ipoh.

Irattinapuri (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Ratnapura.

Islamapat (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Islamabad.

Israyel (Country) Armenian, Bengali, Malayalam, Walloon
Form of Israel used in various languages.

Jaipur (Settlement) English, Punjabi, Telugu
From Hindi जयपुर (Jaypur) derived from the given name Jay 2 (so named for the city's founder, 18th century ruler Jai Singh II) and Sanskrit पुर (pura) meaning "fortress, city"... [more]

Jakartta (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Jakarta.

Jakkartha (Settlement) Malayalam
Malayalam form of Jakarta.

Jappan (Country) Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil form of Japan.

Jarj Tavun (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of George Town.

Jarmani (Country) Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Maithili, Nepali, Punjabi, Telugu, Urdu
Form of Germany used in numerous languages.

Jaypur (Settlement) Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam
Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and Malayalam form of Jaipur.

Juba (Settlement) English, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Mongolian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Slovak, Somali, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Uzbek
Of uncertain origin, from the Nilotic Bari language of South Sudan. It is the name of the capital and largest city of South Sudan, as well as the former village on its site.

Kambodiya (Country) Bengali, Gujarati, Hausa, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Urdu
Form of Cambodia.

Kanti (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Kandy.

Karnataka (Political Subdivision, Region, Settlement & Mountain) Kannada
The name of this South Indian state is the Kannada word for a “lofty land”.

Kashmira (Region) Sanskrit, Kannada
Sanskrit and Kannada form of Kashmir.

Keralam (Political Subdivision) Malayalam
Malayalam form of Kerala.

Kochchi (Settlement) Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada, Konkani, Tamil, Telugu
Alternate transcription of Malayalam കൊച്ചി (see Kochi), as well as the form used in multiple other Indian languages.

Kochi (Settlement) Malayalam, English, Hindi
Possibly from Malayalam കൊച്ച് (kochu) meaning "small" and അഴി (azhi) meaning "lagoon, pond". This is the name of a city in India, formerly known as Cochin.

Kolalampur (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Kuala Lumpur.

Kozhumpu (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Colombo.

Lasa (Settlement) Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Icelandic, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malayalam, Punjabi, Serbian, Slovene, Uyghur, Thai
Form of Lhasa.

Makkavu (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Macau.

Maleshya (Country) Malayalam
Malayalam form of Malaysia.

Malesiya (Country) Tamil
Tamil form of Malaysia.

Mangoliya (Country, Political Subdivision & Region) Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Telugu, Urdu
Form of Mongolia used in numerous languages.

Mekchiko (Country & Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Mexico.

Meksikko (Country & Settlement) Malayalam
Malayalam form of Mexico.

Morokko (Country) Bengali, Japanese, Malayalam, Thai
Bengali, Japanese, Malayalam and Thai form of Morocco.

Mumpai (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Mumbai.

Nail (River) Korean, Tamil, Thai
Korean, Tamil and Thai form of Nile.

Ottava (River & Settlement) Armenian, Azerbaijani, Greek, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Russian, Tajik, Tamil, Ukrainian, Uzbek
Form of Ottawa used in various languages.

Penkalur (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Bangalore.

Perak (Political Subdivision) Malay, Tamil, English
Means "silver" in Malay, given in reference to the region's abundance of tin. This is the name of a state of Malaysia.

Pitok (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Bedok.

Piyonyan (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Pyongyang.

Pukkit Mera (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Bukit Merah.

Pukkit Tima (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Bukit Timah.

Pulinkunnoo (Region, Settlement, Island, Body of Water & River) Malayalam
Birthplace of Kunchacko.

Rashya (Country) Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu
Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu form of Russia.

Samōva (Country) Telugu
Telugu form of Samoa.

Sha Alam (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Shah Alam.

Sina (Country) Tamil
Tamil form of China.

Singappur (Country, Settlement & Island) Malayalam
Malayalam form of Singapore.

Sinkappur (Country, Settlement & Island) Tamil
Tamil form of Singapore.

Taivan (Country & Island) Hindi, Nepali, Tamil, Urdu
Hindi, Nepali, Tamil and Urdu form of Taiwan.

Takka (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Dhaka.

Tamilanadu (Political Subdivision) Telugu
Telugu form of Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Natu (Political Subdivision) Tamil, Malayalam
Tamil and Malayalam form of Tamil Nadu.

Tamilunadu (Political Subdivision) Kannada
Kannada form of Tamil Nadu.

Taypey (Settlement) Hebrew, Tamil
Hebrew and Tamil form of Taipei.

Tilli (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Delhi.

Timpu (Settlement) Georgian, Tamil, Uyghur
Georgian, Tamil, and Uyghur form of Thimphu.

Tiripura (Political Subdivision) Tamil
Tamil form of Tripura.

Tripura (Political Subdivision) Bengali, English, Chakma, Hindi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Santali, Telugu
From Sanskrit त्रिपुर (tripura) meaning "three cities", derived from त्रि (tri) meaning "three" and पुर (pura) meaning "city"... [more]

Tupay (Political Subdivision & Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Dubai.

Ukrain (Country) Luxembourgish, Mongolian, Tamil, Yiddish
Luxembourgish, Mongolian, Tamil, and Yiddish form of Ukraine.

Urom (Settlement) Tamil
Tamil form of Rome.

Urusiya (Country) Tamil
Tamil form of Russia.

Vankalam (Political Subdivision & Region) Tamil
Tamil form of Bengal.

Viyatnam (Country) Hindi, Persian, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu
Hindi, Persian, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu form of Vietnam.

Viyattnam (Country) Malayalam
Malayalam form of Vietnam.

Yappan (Country) Tamil
Tamil form of Japan.

Yurop (Region) Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Nepali, Thai
Form of Europe used in various languages.

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